Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
- Last Action
- 2/16/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-16Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2017-02-16Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-16 (00)
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student.
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. (Under current law, ED is required to discharge the loans to parents if the student dies.)
Cosponsors (16)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- Cory Gardner (R-CO)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Subjects
- Disability and paralysis
- Higher education
- Income tax exclusion
- Student aid and college costs
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